Category: Women in politics

Female UK election candidates report increased abuse

Politicians, activists and charities say online harassment is particularly bad, including hate speech and disinformationAbuse of female election candidates is becoming worse, say candidates, activists and charities.One female...

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Sunak’s record on appointing female peers from party worst since Major, analysis finds

Unlock Democracy report notes that path to gender equality in Lords has slowed in recent yearsRishi Sunak has the worst record on appointing women from his party to the House of Lords of any prime minister since John Major, with...

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Parliament after next general election will be most diverse ever, analysis shows

Record number of female and ethnic minority MPs expected to sit in Commons according to study of candidate selectionsThe next general election is set to herald the most diverse parliament ever, with record numbers of ethnic...

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